Should I buy a Taurus

Not I, but my wife. At the moment she has a Town car, which she loves, but its getting on now for replacement. But bad thing is that she wants a Taurus. In reality its perfect, it powerful, simple and AWD, but its a Taurus. Is it such a misery to be in my driveway, or should she keep the Town car for a while longer??? She really doesnt want anything else , but im not driving it so I'll let her pick. Thoughts?
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Is your only problem with the Taurus it being a lower class car (relatively speaking) compared to the brands you’re used to? If so why not the Lincoln MKS which is basically a nicer Taurus with more snob appeal? Otherwise I cannot think of a reason the Taurus would be so bad after all it is not exactly a paupers car anyways they can easily hit $40,000.

Lincoln's are nice. Its not the snob appeal, she just wants a big simple AWD car. She hates driving my Lexus because its so complicated, but she loves her Town Car because it was simple but luxurious.
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Buy Buy Buy. Big, safe, good looking, great mpgs, and excellent power. Check out the Taurus SHO if you want something sporty with more power and a diesel like torque curve.
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I would wait until the new Fusion comes out. It will likely be bigger on the inside than the current Taurus. GM is also redoing the Impala. Also, the new Azera is coming out and it looks fantastic. Obviously, you may also want to cross shop a Genesis or the new Hyundai K7 that will be out soon.

I say wait. Full size cars aren't refreshed as frequently as midsize and compact cars, but we will see new or refreshed Azera, Impala, K7, and a new "midsize" Fusion. I would recommend cross-shopping midsize cars like the Accord (small hard to use trunk), Sonata, Optima, Mazda 6, and Camry, which are every bit as big.

If you need that 20 cube trunk, it will be hard finding a better car than the Taurus, particularly in SHO guise.

For the size of the car, the interior leaves a lot to be desired. Wait for the Fusion/MK (Z,T,S or whatever they call it), like himo said it will probably be larger on the inside. Or have her drive a Taurus then drive a new BMW, Audi or Caddi and that should make her see the light lol.

I don't know how I forgot my favorite in the segment. Drive a Chrysler 300 first. I LOVE their interior on the luxury version, even if it is a bit steep in price. This is if you can live with RWD. We are talking almost $35k for a 300 Pentastar with 8-spd auto in AWD, so I find it hard to recommend the AWD unless you NEED AWD. Perhaps others have something to share about comparing trim levels versus other cars. I am better versed at misize and compacts.

I know there's nothing wrong with the Taurus, its just doesnt excite me. Me and my wife were having a talk, and I persuaded her to open up to anything. So basically, it has to be new, AWD, and around $36000, and has a smooth ride.
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Also, Im definately not having a 300, I had one before my Lexus, and it was the most unreliable piece of crap I ever had, but also the coolest car Ive ever had.
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I may be missing one. If you want luxury, big, and AWD you will probably need to go with used. Out of this bunch, the Taurus is the best, particularly in SHO guise. You may be able to pick up a 2011 SHO for near the top of your budget, if you can find one.